Sex-biased gene expression across tissues reveals unexpected differentiation in the gills of the threespine stickleback by Sylvestre, Florent, Aubin-Horth, Nadia, Bernatchez, Louis

“…We find that the liver is extremely differentiated between sexes (36% of autosomal genes) and reflects ongoing reproduction, while the brain shows very low levels of differentiation (0.78%) with no functional enrichment. Finally, the gills exhibit high levels of differentiation (5%), suggesting that sex should be considered in physiological and ecotoxicological studies of gill responses in fishes. …”
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iMESc – an interactive machine learning app for environmental sciences by Danilo Cândido Vieira, Danilo Cândido Vieira, Fabiana S. Paula, Luciana Erika Yaginuma, Gustavo Fonseca

“…The SuperSOM model achieved an R2 of 0.60 for training and 0.291 for testing, identifying spatial patterns across depth zones. Finally, a hybrid model combining an unsupervised SOM and followed by the supervised Random Forest model returned an accuracy of 83.47% for the training and 80.77% for the test, with Bathymetry, Chlorophyll, and Coarse Sand as key predictive variables. …”
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Information Technology Framework for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Demand Management: a Brazilian Case Study by Pedro Domingos Antoniolli

“…Answers found in the case study link literature elements with those stated by respondents. Finally, based on this, was conceived an IT framework composed of three elements: 1. …”
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Construction and effect of interactive teaching methods in the college badminton classroom using fuzzy-assisted virtual reality modeling: a case study in Chinese universities by Yinghao Li, Mohd Jawis

“…Fuzzy-assisted  VR badminton classes provide several potential benefits for Badminton Students' learning abilities, including repeated practice and understanding of essentials, adjusting posture and mastering the knack, teamwork and mutual support, and promoting motivation and learning. Finally, badminton skills for badminton students could be greatly improved using fuzzy-assisted  VR in PE sessions. …”
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Pressure Analysis for Volume Fracturing Vertical Well considering Low-Velocity Non-Darcy Flow and Stress Sensitivity by Zhongwei Wu, Chuanzhi Cui, Japan Trivedi, Ning Ai, Wenhao Tang

“…After that, the logarithm meshing method is used to discrete the composite reservoir, and the flow model is solved by the method of finite difference and IMPES. Finally, the model verification is conducted, and the effects of the low-velocity non-Darcy flow and stress sensitivity on the pressure and pressure derivative are analyzed. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of the Coadministration of Rifampin and Warfarin versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Cohort Study by Ju-Chieh Wung, Chia-Chen Hsu, Chi-En Wang, Yaa-Hui Dong, Chia-Chieh Lin, Szu-Yu Wang, Shih-Lin Chang, Yuh-Lih Chang

“…In addition, a higher HAS-BLED score was associated with a greater risk of bleeding events regardless of the class of OACs used. Finally, close monitoring of bleeding events should be considered.…”
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“Avaliação acima de tudo”: avaliações externas e o poder de agir de professores // "Assessment Over Everything Else": External Evaluations and Teachers' Power to Act by Francisca Valeria De Sousa, Francisco Pablo Huascar Aragão Pinheiro, Marselle Fernandes Fontenelle, Claudia Osório da Silva, Giovana Mayra Liberato de Lima

“…Objetivou-se investigar as repercussões das avaliações externas para a saúde de professores de Ciências Humanas (n = 4) das séries finais do Ensino Fundamental. O termo saúde foi definido, a partir da Clínica da Atividade, como a ampliação da capacidade de agir. …”
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Combined Open-Slot and Monopole 8 × 8 High-Isolation Broadband MIMO Antenna System for Sub-6 GHz Terminals by Jie Guo, Shaoqing Zhang, Chong-Zhi Han, Liang Zhang

“…By optimizing the parameters of monopoles, the proposed antenna element has been finally determined and the bandwidth of the antenna element has been broadened (2.82 GHz to 5.23 GHz). …”
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Research on Damage Assessment of Buried Standard and Carbon-Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Petroleum Pipeline Subjected to Shallow Buried Blast Loading in Soil by Ying Cui, Jun Fang, Zhan Qu, Meimei Song, Junhai Zhao

“…Furthermore, based on pressure-impulse damage theory and with consideration of the feasibility under real circumstances, two pressure-impulse damage evaluation curves for standard and CFRP pipelines facing explosive loads were established separately based on a new critical ratio of the dent depth and length. Finally, based on the two pressure-impulse damage evaluation curves and the new critical ratio, two pressure-impulse damage criteria for these two buried petroleum pipelines were defined. …”
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The Selection of Anode and Cathode Materials for Top Emission Organic Light-Emitting Diodes by Fuh-Shyang Juang, Krishn Das Patel, Kuo-Chun Huang, Wen-Xaing Juang, Jeng-Yue Chen, Lin-Ann Hong

“…This study tested four types of hole injection layer (HIL) materials. Finally, MoO3 was selected as an optimal HIL material, and the optimum thickness was adjusted, enabling the hole to be injected smoothly from the anode to the NPB and then to an emitting layer. …”
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors-related thyroid dysfunction: influencing factor analysis, prediction model development, and management strategy proposal by Xinya Li, Zaiwei Song, Yixuan Chen, Jingjing Wu, Dan Jiang, Zhen Zhang, Zeyuan Wang, Rongsheng Zhao

“…Considering discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility, we selected the model with the best performance for web calculator development. Finally, individualized management strategies for ICI-TD were proposed by combining evidence-based analysis with practical considerations. …”
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Stability of reinforcements (CrB2/TiB2) and lubricants (C/MoS2) in Cu matrix during the sintering process by Chen Zhang, Lei Jia, Jia-mei Zhang, Wu Pan, Zhen-lin Lu, Zhi-guo Xing

“…Both CrB2 and TiB2 can co-exist with C in the Cu matrix, but react with MoS2 to form Cu2S, Mo2S3 as well as ternary CuCrS2 and CuTi2S4 phase, since the negative Gibbs free energy change of the corresponding reaction equations. Finally, the strengthening effect of CrB2 and TiB2 along with the lubricating effect of graphite (C) are promise to work in Cu matrix from the viewpoint of crystal structure integrity.…”
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Developing a new clinical governance framework for chronic diseases in primary care: an umbrella review by Walter Ricciardi, Gianfranco Damiani, Alessandra Buja, Vincenzo Baldo, Mark H Ebell, Roberto Toffanin, Mirko Claus

“…Interventions for patients and their families should focus on their values; on clinical, professional and institutional integration and finally on accountability to patients, peers and society at large. …”
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Patch-Level and Neighborhood-Dependency Spatial Optimization Method (PNO): Application to Urban Land-Use Planning to Facilitate Both Socio-Economic and Environmental Development in... by Yuhan Cheng, Xiuyuan Zhang, Qi Zhou, Xiaoyan Dong, Shihong Du

“…The PNO represents land-use patterns in a graph structure, quantifies land-use patterns’ impacts on the population, economy, and land surface temperature, defines the spatiotemporal constraints of land-use optimization considering neighborhood-dependency and optimization sequences, and finally optimizes land uses and their spatial layouts based on a multi-objective genetic algorithm. …”
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“What does ‘often’ even mean?” Revising and validating the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory in partnership with autistic people by Friederike Charlotte Hechler, Outi Tuomainen, Nathan Weber, Frank Fahr, Bodie Karlek, Marie Maroske, Meike Misia, Nathan Caruana

“…Convergent validity was demonstrated by significant correlations between the CATI-R and two contemporary inventories of autistic traits: the AQ (rho = .86, p < .01) and BAPQ (rho = .82, p < .01). Finally, a measurement invariance analysis indicated that total-scale scores can be compared across genders. …”
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Association of non-selective β blockers with the development of renal dysfunction in liver cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiangbo Xu, Fangbo Gao, Ting Wang, Zuyao Yang, Qingchun Zhao, Xingshun Qi

“…Quality of evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation framework.Results Fourteen studies were finally included. Based on unadjusted data, NSBBs significantly increased the risk of developing renal dysfunction (OR = 1.49; p = 0.03), and this association remained significant in subgroup analyses of studies where the proportions of ascites was >70% and Child-Pugh class B/C was 100%. …”
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Optimal needle characteristics for classical inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia: a systematic review by Mennat Allah Ashraf Abd-Elsabour, Ayat Gamal-AbdelNaser

“…The authors ran the search, selected the eligible studies, assessed the risk of bias using RoB 1 and extracted the data of the finally included studies. All the steps were performed in duplicates. …”
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The Effects of Different Nanoadditives on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Similar Silty Mudstone Materials by Ji-jing Wang, Zhen-ning Shi, Ling Zeng, Shuang-xing Qi

“…The physical and mechanical parameters are more in line with silty rock. Finally, nanometer additives suitable for silty mudstone similar materials are determined by conducting density test, natural water absorption test, uniaxial compression test, splitting test, softening coefficient test, expansibility test, and microscopic test. …”
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Research on Small-Target Detection of Flax Pests and Diseases in Natural Environment by Integrating Similarity-Aware Activation Module and Bidirectional Feature Pyramid Network Mod... by Manxi Zhong, Yue Li, Yuhong Gao

“…The experimental results demonstrate that the improved model achieves a significant detection performance on the flax pest and disease dataset, with notable improvements in the detection accuracy and mean average precision compared to the original YOLOv8n model. Finally, this paper proposes a YOLOv8n model with a four-headed detection design, which significantly enhances the detection capability for small targets such as pests and diseases with a size of 4 × 4 pixels or larger by introducing new detection heads and optimizing feature extraction. …”
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A New Approach to Non-Invasive Microcirculation Monitoring: Quantifying Capillary Refill Time Using Oximetric Pulse Waves by Yuxiang Xia, Xinrui Wang, Zhe Guo, Xuesong Wang, Zhong Wang

“…The satisfaction of doctors and patients with the instrument was investigated through the administration of questionnaires. Finally, 71 subjects were recruited and divided into two groups, A and B. …”
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